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    Main Crank Pulley bolt

    VP AQ120B OHC is the main crank pulley bolt standard thread or reverse? Any good suggestions on how to get this bolt out? Any tricks on holding/seizing the engine? Not sure I have enough room for an impact wrench. Thanks. It looks like I have bad oil seal, not leaking too bad but just started...
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    Replaced head on VP AQ120

    New head gasket, do they still require re-torqing after a few cycles of warm up and cool down? If so, Do you experts just do it after a brief warm up? BTW the number 4 and 3 exhaust ports were corroded beyond repair. There was nothing left. I always flush with fresh water after a saltwater...
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    Pinging Old school VP mechanics. Impeller kit for seawater pump

    Thanks Ricardo. But I don't think there is enough to do all that. Its a very tiny vial. Might be lucky to have enough to coat a section of the inside of the pump housing and hope it spreads around?
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    Pinging Old school VP mechanics. Impeller kit for seawater pump

    I received an impeller replacement kit for my VP 270 / AQ120B seawater pump. It comes with a tiny vial of green looking stuff. What is it and what do I do with it?
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    Condensation in fuel tank

    I recently posted about excess condensation in my engine causing the oil to turn to milk shake. I fixed that by a couple of oil changes but now I'm concerned about excess condensation in my fuel tank. Is there any way of getting rid of the water? I'm little concerned about the boat breaking down...
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    Water in oil scare, not always the worst case.

    Just a headsup that sometimes water in oil isn't the end of the world. Or a cracked block. It seems a lot of guys find this out this time of year when coming out of winter. As I was de-winterizing the boat and getting it ready for summer, I noticed the dreaded milkshake on the oil dip stick...
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    270 outdrive removal, I think I screwed up!

    I read the online manual instructions. It said to loosen the helmet nuts before punching out the swivel pins but it did not say to remove the them or the helmet. Well I turned the outdrive and punched out both swivel pins, one came out the other is pinned against the helmet and won't go any...
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    Wandering Ignition Timing

    It really helps to have the correct wiring diagram. I finally found ther correct one for my motor. Everything makes sense. I see there are two resistors one for the coil and one for the alt. And it shows purple wires going to the coil and the alt and where they end up inside the harness. makes...
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    Wandering Ignition Timing

    I've got a head scratcher. 1981 AQ120B with Hot-Spark Ignitor. I've noticed in the past year my ignition timing moves. Not all at once but from one or two trips out to the next. Once the timing is set, the boats starts easy, idles great, revs like it should. Get great gas mileage too. Then after...
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    AQ125B head on a AQ120 block, any problem?

    As the subject says any problems putting a B230 head on a B21 block? Will it fit? Will there be any interference issues? Most parts seem to be the same.
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    AQ120B B21 head replacement

    As some of you might remember I had the dreaded #4 exhaust port corrosion causing an exhaust leak. I had the idea of a quick fix by JB welding it but it only took about 5 hours of running time to fail. I'm sure there are other products out there that can stand the heat better than JB weld but at...
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    Water spewing out of the seawater strainer cap.

    SO I finally took my new boat 1981 Bayliner Explorer 2270 out for a maiden voyage and shake down cruise on the lake last Sunday. I came back with a few issues but nothing really serious but I have some questions. The worst problem was having water spewing out of the cap on the seawater...
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    270 drive reverse safety lock adjustment.

    How do you adjust the reverse safety lock mechanism? I replaced the original rod with a bolt of similar size and now it won't unlock with the trim button. I think the bolt i used is the cuplrit but it's impossible to find the original rod. I can unlock it manually to lift the drive. It looks...
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    AQ OHC 4 cylinder water pumps, rebuildable?

    I am in the process of replacing my timing belt and tensioner and (if this were a car) I would change the circulating water pump out as well since they aren't expensive. In fact i bought an auto pump for cheap but come to find out, Volvo-Penta pumps are different. The outlet for the auto is for...
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    Exhaust Manifold gaskets AQ120B

    Curious about different brands. The Beck/Arnley have a steel (stainless?) innner ring on their gaskets but the Volvo-Penta brand doesn't. They are about the same price. Would the Beck/Arnley last longer? Or will the steel rust and corrode faster hence the non steel ring on the VP? Curious before...
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